Improvement in churns



J. l. EDWARDS.

Churn.

Patented Sept. 27, 1864.

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UNITED STATES JAMES J. EDWARDS, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS..

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, JAMES J. EDWARDS, of Jthe town of Columbus, in the county of Columbia and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Churns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a' p irtof :his speciiication, in which- Figure l is a prespective View, and Fig. 2 a transverse section.

Letter A represents the gear-frame; letter B,- the collar, in which the frame is fastened by a key, H; letter C, the upright shaft to which the blades are attached for the dasher; letter D, the reservoir or water-chamber; L and K, the valves or stop-cocks for drawing oft' the buttermilk and water; F, funnel to the reservoir; E E, levers with springs attached to stop-cocks. I

The construction consists of a conical tub of wood, hooped by three iron hoops, with an inside lining of zinc, leaving a space between the outside and zinc lining for warm 0r cold water for tempering the cream. The gearframe is a-ttached to the churn by being placed in a collar upon the side and fastened by means of a key, which will allow the gearing and dasher to be easily removed for the purpose of Washing the churn.

The dasher consists of an upright shaft, with lower end resting in a socket, and bevel cogwheel near the top, where it is attached to frame. Upon this shaft are arms, to which square blades or floats, with corners sunk into the arms, are attached. Upon the outside of the churn are attached two levers, forming valves or stop-cocks, one leading to the waterchamber, the other to the inner part of the churn and opening inwardly, the tub resting upon three legs ot suicient height to admit a pail or pan under the bottom.

I claim- In combination with the perpendicular parallel dasher-blades, the levers E E, stop-cock K, and tube I', when constructed in the manner as and for the purpose herein described.

JAMES J. EDWARDS. Vitnesses E. E. CHAPIN, I. E. WHEELER, G. T. DODGE. 

